Jan 10, 2018 5 min read

Beth-Center took advantage of five Bentworth forfeits and combined them with some strong performances in the middleweights to defeat the Bearcats 51-21 in Class AA Section 2A Wednesday night.

The win keeps the Bulldogs undefeated in the subsection. They will host McGuffey next Wednesday for the top spot int he standings.

The forfeits were too much for Bentworth to overcome, though the Bearcats received pins from John Vargo (182) and Ashton Lopez (heavyweight).

Beth-Center had a pair of first-period pins by Jacob Howsel (152) and Evan Dreucci (170).

Trinity 56, Chartiers Valley 14: Six pins helped pave the way for Trinity’s 56-14 victory over Chartiers Valley in a Sub-Section 4A match in Class AAA,

Jonathan Walters (106), Hunter Frantz (145), Dom Cecchine (152), Cole Whitmer (160), Xane Stock (182), Jared Rice (195) each won by fall for the Hillers (4-1, 4-1). Giani Martin (113) won by technical fall.

Fort Cherry 51, South Park 12: Fort Cherry dominated throughout en route to a 51-12 thumping of South park in Class AA Section 1A.

The Rangers won five bouts via fall, three more by forfeit and won the lone bout that went the full six minutes.

Nick Candelore (132) got the Rangers oof to a good start with a pin in the match’s opening bout. Nasier Sutton (113), Layton Sturgeon (145), Shane McIntyre (152) and Aaron McIntyre (160) also won by fall for Fort Cherry.

Jefferson-Morgan 54, Mapletown 21: Jefferson-Morgan combined seven forfeits with two pins and defeated visiting Mapletown 54-21 in Class AA Section 2A.

One of the seven forfeits for J-M went to Molly Mylan (152), who became the first female wrestler to win a bout for Jefferson-Morgan in school history.

Three-time defending PIAA champion Gavin Teasdale had one of the two falls for the Rockets, getting a pin in 1:28 at 132 pounds. Jonathan Wolfe (195) needed only 19 seconds to win by fall.

Tanner Weston (220) had the only pine for Mapletown.

There were only four bouts contested in the match with three ending in the first period.

McGuffey 72, West Greene 10: Despite losing the first bout of the night, McGuffey defeated Class AA Section 2A foe West Greene, 72-10.

Connor Main defeated Marshall Mounts 11-0 at 220 to start the night off right for the Pioneers.

Other than a loss by forfeit at 120, the Highlanders won every other bout.

Jett Patterson (126), Jake Garrety (132), Tyler Maxwell (145) and Bryton Johnson (160) all pinned their opponents.

The Highlanders won the other seven bouts by forfeit.

Chartiers-Houston 50, Washington 18:

Chartiers-Houston used a pin, a technical fall and five forfeits for a 50-18 vuctory over Washington in a Class AA Section 1 match.

Sam Seggie (145) had the lone fall of the match for Chartiers-Houston and Ty Mizutis (126) was a winner by 16-0 technical fall.

Washington’s Cody Weber had a second-period pin at 220 pounds.

Canon-McMillan 62, Central Catholic 12: Five pins led the Canon-McMillan Big Macs to a 62-12 home victory over Central Catholic.

After Kenny Hayman (120) and Logan Macri (126) both won by forfeit to start the Class AAA Section 4A match, Blake Joseph (132) pinned Austin Aikins in 1:05. Tim Hritsko (138), Saul Martinez (145) and Dmitri Pihiou (152) all followed Joseph’s pin with falls of their own.

The last pin for C-M came from Jimmy Baxter of Central Catholic’s Jake Meyers at 106.

At 220, Zach Rohaley won by technical fall over Michael Deluca, 18-3.

Central Catholic’s wins came from Shane Kelly (113), Vincenzo Rauso (170) and John Ciserno (182).

Waynesburg 71, Montour 3: Waynesburg used eight pins to wallop Montour 71-3 in a Class AAA Section 4A matchup.

The pin party started when heavyweight Ryan Howard pinned Cayd Wilson in 2:14. Then, after Hunter Shriver (106) and Michael Medlen (113) both won by forfeit, seven of the final eight bouts ended in Waynesburg falls.

Wyatt Henson (120) pinned Ryan Reconnu in 2:23, and Nate Stephenson (126) followed with a pin of Nick Reconnu in 5:19.

Caleb Morris (132), Jackson Henson (138) and Colby Morris (145) all pinned their opponents to give the Raiders five straight bouts ending in pins.

Caleb Blair (170) ended the match with a fall of Vayne Wodzenski in 4:13.

Montour’s only win came from Reno DiCesare in a 6-1 decision over Darnell Johnson at 195.

Peters Twp. 48, Mt. Lebanon 23: Peters Township utilized seven pins to take down Mt. Lebanon, 48-23, in a home Class AAA Section 2A match.

Shane O’Connell started the match with a pin of Ben Streif in 0:36 at 220 for the Indians.

Luca Attanucci (106) and Bryce Wilkes (113) followed with pins of their own in 3:35 and 0:31, respectively. Donovan McMillon then won by fall over Luke Loyino in 2:16 at 132, and Coltin Jezioro pinned Michael Riley in 4:44 at 152.

To end the match, Jeff Markert (182) and Mason Russell (195) both pinned their opponents in 1:42 and 0:49, respectively.

The Blue Devils won five bouts, with Sean McKinney (126) and Nathan Hoagland (heavyweight) winning by pin.

Burgettstown 54, Avella 7: Burgettstown remained undefeated in Class AA Section 1A with a 54-7 victory over neighboring Avella.

Garrett Stevens (138) and Turner Lehman (160) each won by fall for the Blue Devils, who have one section match remaining.